Little Dancer could be first 3-year-old Emerald Distaff winner

$65,000 EMERALD DISTAFF
SUNDAY, AUGUST 13, 2017
22nd RUNNING, FILLIES & MARES, 1 1/8 MILE

Track Record: 1:45 2/5, Flying Notes (3), September 2, 2002
Stakes Record: 1:47, Elusive Horizon (4) August 16, 2009

Most Wins
Horse: 2, Fleet Pacific, 2000-2001
Trainer: 3,Jerry Hollendorfer (Secret Corsage, 2005; Gemstone Rush, 2007, Lemon Kiss, 2008)
Jockey: 3-tie, Juan Gutierrez (Infernal McGoon, 2002; Elusive Horizon, 2009; Class Included, 2012)
Russell Baze (Secret Corsage, 2005; Gemstone Rush, 2007; Lemon Kiss, 2008) Gallyn Mitchell (Fleet Pacific, 2000; Hardy Way Ten, 2011; Lady Rosberg, 2015)
Owner: 2-tie, Northwest Farms (Elusive Horizon, 2009; Stopshoppingdebbie, 2014) Rocking B Thoroughbreds (Fleet Pacific, 2000-01)
Track Condition: Fast 19, Sloppy 2
Favorites: 11-for-21 Odds-on: 4-for-4
Largest $2 Win: $42.40,Perhaps a Pie, 2016
Smallest $2 Win: $2.40, Stopshoppingdebbie (2014)
Average Field Size: 8.1 (largest 10, 1996; smallest 4, 2012)
Gate-to-wire: Fleet Pacific (2000-01), Elusive Horizon (2009), Stopshoppingdebbie (2014), Perhaps a Pie (2016)
Smallest Win Margin: head, Pleas Write, 1996
Largest Win Margin: 8 ¼ lengths, Queenledo, 2006
Purse: $65,000-1st $35,750 2nd $13,000 3rd $9750 4th $4875 5th $1625

Owners Hometowns
1: Pyscho Sister (15) Royal Victory Thoroughbreds LLC (Victor Bahna, Kirkland, WA)
2: Top Quality (9/2)  Ten Broeck Farm (Dave Mowat, Medina, WA)
3: Citizen Kitty (7/2) Highlander Racing Stable (Bruce & Cass Maller, Incline Village, NV)
4: Victress (6) Victoria & Robert Gilker, Vancouver, BC
5: Blazinbeauty (8)  Darrin Paul, Bothell, WA
6: Little Dancer (8)  Ron Schmid, Seattle, WA
7: Reginella (20)  Luigi DiPietro, Seattle, WA; Diana DiPietro, Tukwila, WA
8: Chronologic’sghost (10) J.C. Racing Stable (John Sanguinetti, Los Altos, CA)
9: Plastered (3) Team Green (Andrew Hillas, Woodland, CA), All Schlaich Stables (Mark Schlaich, Concord, CA), George Todaro, Seattle, WA
10: Princess Kennedy (15) David Thorner, Yakima, WA

3 & Up Fillies & Mares @ Emerald Downs
May 20: $50,000 Hastings Stakes-Citizen Kitty (3.40) 6F 109.15 75 Beyer
June 17: $50,000 WA State Legislators S-Profound Moment ($6) 6 ½ F 1:14.90 74 Beyer
July 16: $50,000 Boeing Stakes, 1 Mile-Citizen Kitty ($8.40) 1M 1:36.84 82 Beyer
Aug. 13: $65,000 Emerald Distaff, 1 1/8 Mile
Aug. 27: WA Cup Filly & Mare Stakes (S), 1 1/16 Mile
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